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ALLEN W. KUNOE, OF KENTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO WILLIS O.SHELLY, OF SAME PLACE.

G AT E B SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,251, datedMarch 5, 1895,

Application filed September 18, 1894. Serial No. 523,369. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN W. KUNCE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Kenton, in the county of Hardin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itapro pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in farm gates which can be openedin either di rection in the ordinary manner, for the passage of cattleor vehicles, and which can also be raised so as to allow stock, such aspigs and sheep, to pass underneath. The gate is also constructed with asliding portion which 2o may be moved back and forth, forming an openingof greater or less extent, which will be found very useful in separatingstock.

The :invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure lis a side elevation of a gateconstructed in accordance with my invention; the slide being opened.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional 3o View, the slide being closed, andthe gate elevated to allow hogs, sheep and other small animals to passunderneath. Fig. 3 isa vertical section on the line cc, Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a detail perspective view.

In the said drawings, the reference-numeral 1 designates the front gatepost provided with a spring catch 2, and 3 the rear post. This post 3,on its inside, is provided with a vertical rib et to which are securednear 4o the top and bottom short vertical rods 5, the ends of which arebent at right angles and driven into the said rib, so that there will bea small space between said rods and rib. At its top the post 3 isprovided with a cap 6,

pavigng lugs '7, in which is journaled a pul- The numeral 9 designatesthe gate comprising end vertical rails 10 and 12, and intermediate rails13, arranged iu pairs, between which are the ends of the top and bot- 5otom long horizontal rails 14.

Secured to the intermediate rails 13, and end rails 12, are a series ofshort horizontal rails 15. By this construction aspace or opening isprovided between the front end rails and intermediate rails for thepassage of cattle or footmen. This opening is closed by a supplementalgate or slide consisting of vertical end rails 17, 17, embracing thehorizontal rails to which are secured horizontal rails 18, which passbetween the vertical intermediate rails 13. Both the main gate and slideare braced by diagonal brace bars 19.

Blocks 2O are interposed between the vertical rails of the gate andslide, and to two of these blocks at the rear end of the gate, aresecured eyes 2l, which engage with the rods 5, which form the pivots ofthe gate.

Secured to an eye 23 at the rear end of thc gate is a rope 24:, whichpasses up around 7o pulley 8, and from thence it passes around a similarpulley 25, journaled in the upper ends of the rear vertical rails 12, toa lever 26, journaled in the intermediate vertical rails 13. This leveris provided with a hook 27, which is adapted to engage with a staple notshown on the upper horizontal rail 14,01. the gate and hold the lever inplace.

A pivoted catch 28 is provided at the front end of the slide, which isadapted t0 engage 8c with a staple 29 on the frontend of the main gate,and lock the slide in place when closed.

One of the horizontal rails, marked 18a, of the supplemental gate orslide, is movable horizontally, and its front end is adapted to engagebetween the front vertical rails 12, where it is held in place by aremovable pin 30. By this means the size of the openingin the gate maybe varied as seen in dotted lines in Fig. l. By removing the pin andpushing 9o the rail 182t back, and then passing the pin through theholes 31, in the rails 17, the rail will move with the slide, whereaswhen said rail is connected with the rails 12, it will remainstationary, when the slide is moved back and forth. This rail 1S is alsoadapted to engage either with a mortise 18b in the front post 1, belowthe latch, so as to hold the gate when elevated, or with a mortise 18cbelow the latch to prevent stock from raising the gate when closed.

The operation is as follows: When it is desired to open the gate for thepassage ot' vehicles, or otherwise, the spring-finger of catch 2, onthat side of the gate at which it is to be opened, is pushed outwardly,so as to disengage it from the front of the gate. The latter can now beturned or swung on its pivots in the ordinary manner. To elevate thegate to allow hogs, sheep, and other small animals to pass underneath,the lever 26 is swung over to the right, which, through the medium ofthe rope secured thereto, and to the gate, will elevate the latter asseen in Fig. 2. To allow foot passengers to pass without opening thegate and also to provide a passage- Way for stock, when but a few are tobe allowed to pass at a time, is the object ot the slide. To open this,the catch or hook is disengaged from the staple, and the slide pushedback, as seen in Fig. 1. In opening the gate,

it is best to push the slide back, as it relieves the rear post of aportion of the Weight.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is The combination withthe front and rear posts, the latter provided with a vertical rib andshort guide rods, a cap and a pulley; ot` thel gate, comprising thevertical rails, the long and. short horizontal rails secured thereto,the eyes at the rear of the gate engaging with the guide rods, thepulley journaled to the upper ends of the rear vertical rails, thepivoted lever, and the rope connected therewith and with the gate; andthe slide consisting of the vertical end rails, the horizontal railssecured thereto, the movable horizontal

